Photos: Previously unseen, private scenes of the Queen as a princess

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In this undated handout photo provided by Clarence House, Prince Charles (C) introduces his mother Queen Elizabeth II to his classmates and school teachers on sports day at Hill House School, 1957 in London, England.

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King George VI, left, and Queen Elizabeth flank Prime Minister Mackenzie King at a banquet in the ballroom of the Château Laurier Hotel, May 1939. That's Lord Tweedsmuir, the governor general, at far right. It was the first-ever visit of a sitting king and queen to Canada.Archive
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This June 15, 1960 file photo shows Queen Elizabeth II, riding out from Buckingham Palace, London to take the salute at the ceremony of Trooping the Colour, followed by Prince Philip and with him is the Duke of Gloucester, the Queen's uncle. Queen Elizabeth II kicks off a long weekend of celebrations of her 60-year reign by going to the races, and perhaps no other event will give her so much pleasure. The Epsom Derby is the richest event on Britain's horse-racing calendar, and never mind that this is the only major race in which the queen has never entered a winner. Pleasure, in the gilded life of Queen Elizabeth II, often comes on four hooves.AP Photo, Fil

Princess Elizabeth was Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, Buckingham Palace in this October 1942 photo.Cecil Beaton
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In this handout photo provided by Clarence House, Queen Elizabeth II walks down the Principal Corridor with Prince Charles (L) on the day of her Coronation on June 02, 1953 in London, England.Photo by Buckingham Palace/Clarence House via Getty Images

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip during a 1959 visit to Regina.

Queeen Elizabeth attends a performance of The Chocolate Soldier at Theatre Under The Stars in Malkin Bowl, part of her 1959 Royal Tour of British Columbia. Prince Philip on far left.Brian Kent
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Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following her coronation in June 1953.File photo

A file picture taken on June 2, 1953 shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (L) posing with her husband Prince Philip (R) on the Queen’s Coronation day at Buckingham Palace, in London. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will start five months of diamond jubilee celebrations this weekend marking 60 years to the day on February 6, 2012 since she ascended to the throne after the death of her father.-
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II arrives to attend a dinner with The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Caledonian Club in London on May 30, 2012. Britain is set to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in earnest over the upcoming long weekend with among other events a concert at Buckingham Palace, a 1000-boat river pageant on the Thames and a service at St Paul’s followed by a procession.LEWIS WHYLD
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Newly re-elected Prime Minister Tony Blair shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth II during an engagement at Buckingham Palace May 6, 2005 in London. Blair was visiting the Queen to ask her permission to form a new government after the Labour party won a historic third term in office.Getty Images
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II walks past well-wishers holding English flags as she leaves following a visit to Dersingham Infant and Nursery School in Dersingham, Norfolk on February 6, 2012 to start celebrations for her diamond jubilee 60 years to the day since she ascended to the throne. Queen Elizabeth II renewed her vow to serve on February 6 as she made a deliberately low-key start to five months of diamond jubilee celebrations marking her 60 years on the throne.BEN STANSALL

Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President Barack Obama (R) pose in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace ahead of a State Banquet on May 24, 2011 in London, England. The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle are in the UK for a two day State Visit at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II.Chris Jackson - WPA Pool
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Queen Elizabeth II leaves St George’s Chapel during Garter Day, the 660th Anniversary Service on June 16, 2008 in Windsor, England. Prince William will today become the 1,000th Knight of the Garter. The Order of the Garter is the senior and oldest British Order of Chivalry, founded by Edward III in 1348. The Garter ceremonial dates from 1948, when formal installation was revived by King George VI for the first time since 1805.Chris Jackson
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Queen Elizabeth II is handed a puck by President of Slovakia Ivan Gasparovic before throwing in the puck to start an ice hockey match between Aqua City Poprad and Guildford Flames at the ice hockey stadium on the second day of a tour of Slovakia on October 24, 2008 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The Queen and the Duke were on a two day tour of Slovakia at the invitation of President Ivan Gasparovic.Chris Jackson
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FILE This Friday April, 21, 2006 file photo shows Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meeting the public during a walkabout to celebrate her 80th birthday in Windsor, England. The patriotic bunting is ready, the golden carriage on standby, the boats freshly painted, the shops filled with royals souvenirs. The normal ebb and flow of British life gives way in the next four days to a series of street parties, flotillas, outdoor concerts and finally the appearance of an elderly great-grandmother on her balcony to wave to her subjects.The pageantry is very grand and very British. But at the heart of the Diamond Jubilee celebration is a nearly universal sense of appreciation for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, who is marking 60 years on the throne. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II arrives for an event with The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Caledonian Club in London on May 30, 2012. Britain is set to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in earnest over the upcoming long weekend with among other events a concert at Buckingham Palace, a 1,000-boat river pageant on the Thames and a service at St Paul’s followed by a procession.LEWIS WHYLD
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Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she walks through Bromley town centre as part of her Diamond Jubilee tour of the country earlier this week. Lewis Whyld, Getty ImagesWPA Pool
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HRH Queen Elizabeth II attends a special 'Celebration of the Arts' event at the Royal Academy of Arts on May 23, 2012 in London, England.Carl Court - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Queen Elizabeth II meets American television journalist Katie Couric at the first Buckingham Palace garden party of the summer on May 22, 2012 in London, England. Around 8,000 guests attended the garden party hosted by the Queen.WPA Pool
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh stand for the national anthem as they attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace, in London, on May 29, 2012.ANTHONY DEVLIN
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Queen Elizabeth II meets guests during a garden party at Buckingham Palace on May 29, 2012 in London, England.Anthony Devlin
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Guests await the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II during a garden party at Buckingham Palace on May 29, 2012 in London, England.Anthony Devlin
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (R) and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (L), attend the Buckingham Palace garden party in London on May 29, 2012 ahead of the main weekend of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.CARL COURT
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Queen Elizabeth II meets guests (names not known) during a garden party at Buckingham Palace on May 29, 2012 in London, England.Anthony Devlin
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Queen Elizabeth II (bottom C) meets guests at the Buckingham Palace garden party on May 29, 2012 in London, England, ahead of the main weekend of celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.WPA Pool
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II talks with officers as she attends an event with The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Caledonian Club in London on May 30, 2012. Britain is set to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in earnest over the upcoming long weekend with among other events a concert at Buckingham Palace, a 1000-boat river pageant on the Thames and a service at St Paul’s followed by a procession.LEWIS WHYLD
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with a soldier as she attends an event with The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, at the Caledonian Club in London on May 30, 2012. Britain is set to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in earnest over the upcoming long weekend with among other events a concert at Buckingham Palace, a 1000-boat river pageant on the Thames and a service at St Paul’s followed by a procession.LEWIS WHYLD
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